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Friday's release of a classified memo alleging anti-Trump bias and misdeeds at the Department of Justice and FBI will likely be seen by the general public as one more act of naked partisanship in a town convulsed by them.

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The Atlantic JAMES KITFIELD, AUG 26, 2017 The stifling heat of the tarmac beneath the wings of his C-17 aircraft, the dragon’s breath backwash from nearby helicopters, and the unmistakable, acrid smell of summertime Baghdad must have brought back distant memories when Secretary of Defense…

By JAMES KITFIELD, BREAKING DEFENSE on August 22, 2017 When he stepped before the cameras last night to deliver his first prime time address to the nation, Donald Trump became the third president to reluctantly take ownership of the war in Afghanistan. After campaigning on ending…

POLITICO MAGAZINE The president has handed huge power to a group of military officers, and they’re out to solve two big problems: Obama’s policies, and their boss. By JAMES KITFIELD/August 2017 By the end of last week, even President Donald Trump had apparently had enough…

By JAMES KITFIELD – BREAKING DEFENSE on June 12, 2017 Breaking Defense contributor James Kitfield spoke with Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during Dunford’s swing through Japan, Singapore, Australia, Wake Island, and Hawaii. Dunford testifies before Congress this week on the administration’s…

James Kitfield – Yahoo News, June 5, 2017 Singapore — The Istana presidential palace sits on a lush green hill surrounded by the towering skyscrapers of this wealthy city-state, its gleaming white columns and porticos recalling the colonial-era British Raj that built it on a…

Tensions between the two countries are ratcheting up rapidly. Is there an off ramp on the road to war? VOCATIV By James Kitfield, Crowds gathered Wednesday in Lafayette Park across from the White House, as a bullhorn blared warnings of nuclear Armageddon and anti-war protesters…